The FDA can’t prove its opioid strategy actually worked, study says
The US Food and Drug Administration can’t show a key program meant to address opioid misuse and abuse actually paid off, according to a new…
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Dow slides nearly 200 points
Stocks slipped on the second-to-last trading day of the year, marking the worst performance since the start of the month for the major indexes.…
Continue ReadingBarack Obama shares his favorite songs of 2019
As Lizzo would put it: It ain’t his fault that he’s out here makin’ news. Former President Barack Obama released his favorite…
Continue ReadingHow White Settlement, the site of the deadly church shooting, got its name
The North Texas town of White Settlement, the site of a deadly church shooting over the weekend, was built in the 1840s. It’s a relatively…
Continue ReadingTop 10 health questions America asked Dr. Google in 2019
Google users in the United States had a lot of questions about blood pressure, the keto diet and hiccups in 2019. Those topics were among the 10…
Continue ReadingAlex Trebek discusses the latest in his cancer battle
Alex Trebek is opening up about his pancreatic cancer battle. Trebek has gone through chemotherapy and has to undergo it again, so he knows that he…
Continue ReadingTrump and Obama tied for the most admired men in the US this year. Michelle is the most admired woman, Gallup reports
The current and former presidents and their first ladies are the most admired people in the US, according to a new Gallup poll. The analytics company…
Continue ReadingHere are 10 of the decade’s most influential books
A decade is in part defined by its books. And recent days have seen many roundups of the best books of the 2010s — the titles that critics…
Continue ReadingNational Security Adviser O’Brien says Pompeo told him he’s not running for Senate
National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said he’s spoken in the past few days with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who told him…
Continue ReadingBumble dating app blocked Sharon Stone after users thought her profile was fake
The Golden Globe-winning actress Sharon Stone has revealed she was bumped from the dating site Bumble because other users had reported her profile,…
Continue ReadingNational security adviser says US is prepared to take action if North Korea delivers its ‘Christmas gift’
National security adviser Robert O’Brien said Sunday the US is prepared to take action if North Korea fulfills its promise to deliver a…
Continue ReadingBritish woman found guilty of lying about gang rape in Cyprus resort town
A British woman has been found guilty of lying to police after alleging she was gang-raped by 12 Israeli youths in Cyprus. The 19-year-old, who…
Continue ReadingPutin and Trump spoke by phone to discuss counter-terrorism efforts
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump by phone Sunday, discussing counter-terrorism efforts and “matters of mutual…
Continue ReadingNeil Innes, ‘Monty Python’ collaborator, dead at 75
Neil Innes, a writer, musician and “Monty Python” collaborator, has died at the age of 75. Innes was also part of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah…
Continue ReadingA 14-year-old boy disappeared on his way to school 10 days ago
A 14-year-old boy in Ohio disappeared on his way to school 10 days ago and has not been seen since, the Port Clinton Police Department said. Harley…
Continue ReadingUS strikes 5 facilities in Iraq and Syria linked to Iranian-backed militia
US forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against five facilities the Pentagon says are tied to an Iranian-backed militia blamed for a series…
Continue ReadingItaly sees its biggest peace-time evacuation after builders find WWII bomb
More than half of the population of the city of Brindisi, southern Italy, were evacuated from their homes Sunday due to an unexploded World War II…
Continue ReadingKey impeachment witness told to leave Ukraine before Pompeo visit
A top State Department aide told acting US ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor — a key witness in President Donald Trump’s impeachment…
Continue ReadingSmart camera maker Wyze hit with customer data breach
Wyze Labs, which makes smart cameras and connected home gadgets, has confirmed databases holding millions of customers’ information were…
Continue ReadingThe cost of getting genealogical records from the government could go up nearly 500%. An effort is underway to stop that
Unearthing the roots of your family tree is on the verge of becoming a lot more expensive. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services…
Continue ReadingA sports reporter tried to call and text her husband before a fatal plane crash. He never got the chance to answer
The husband of a sports reporter killed in a Louisiana plane crash Saturday says his wife tried to reach him before the crash but he was never able…
Continue ReadingJimmy Carter quietly returns to his Georgia church after brain surgery
Former President Jimmy Carter on Sunday quietly returned to his hometown church for the first time since his brain surgery last month. The 39th…
Continue ReadingCivil rights icon Rep. John Lewis announces he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer
Civil rights icon and US Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office announced Sunday. Lewis,…
Continue ReadingMarc Benioff bought Time Magazine to help address a ‘crisis of trust’
When Salesforce founder and Time magazine owner Marc Benioff looks around, he sees a “crisis of trust.” “Our world today needs more…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 30: Religious attacks, airstrikes, plane crashes, Australia fires
You know who had a strong 2019? The US stock market. All three major indexes climbed more than 20%, but the increase came with plenty of headaches…
Continue ReadingSydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks display to go ahead amid bushfire threat
Australian officials are pushing ahead with Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display despite more than a quarter of a million people…
Continue ReadingMan shoots and kills 2 inside a Texas church before parishioners fatally shoot him
A man shot and killed two people during a church service in White Settlement, Texas, on Sunday morning before two members of the church security team…
Continue ReadingSomalia suicide car bomb attack rocks capital, killing scores
At least 79 people are dead and 149 more injured after a massive car bomb exploded at a busy intersection on the outskirts of Somalia’s…
Continue ReadingJapan’s birth rate hits another record low in 2019
Japan’s demographic crisis is getting worse, as the fast-graying nation experienced its biggest natural population decline and a record-low…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Hanukkah celebration stabbings arrested in New York City with ‘blood all over him,’ source says
The suspect in a string of stabbings during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s Monsey, New York, home was found with “blood all over…
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